Gege Akutami
Japanese manga artist (born 1992) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gege Akutami (Japanese: 芥見下々, Hepburn: Akutami Gege, born February 26, 1992) is a Japanese manga artist known for the manga series Jujutsu Kaisen.
| Gege Akutami 芥見下々 | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gege Akutami February 26, 1992 Iwate Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Area(s) | Manga artist |
Notable works | |
Biography
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Perspective
Gege Akutami was born in Iwate Prefecture,[1] afterwards he moved to Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture in fifth grade. Akutami began drawing manga by mimicking a friend, which inspired him to become a professional manga artist.[2][3] Akutami has named Tite Kubo as an influence in his work after reading Bleach in fourth grade, in addition to Hunter × Hunter and Neon Genesis Evangelion among other works.[2] In 2014, Gege Akutami started working as an assistant to Yasuhiro Kanō in Kiss x Death.[4]
He published his first work the same year, titled "Kamishiro Sōsa" (神代捜査), a one-shot chapter published in Shueisha's Jump NEXT! vol. 2 on May 7, 2014.[5][6] His next work was No.9, with a one-shot chapter published in Jump NEXT! vol. 2 on May 1, 2015,[7] and another one-shot in the 46th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump on October 10, 2015.[8] Akutami would publish the one-shot "Nikai Bongai Barabarjura" (二界梵骸バラバルジュラ) in the 2016 44th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, released on October 3, 2016. This one-shot was nominated for the 11th "Gold Future Cup" contest of the magazine.[9][10]
In 2017, Akutami published Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School (東京都立呪術高等専門学校, Tōkyō Toritsu Jujutsu Kōtō Senmon Gakkō), a 4-chapter series that ran in Jump GIGA from April 28 to July 28, 2017.[11][12] This series later served as a prologue to his next work, Jujutsu Kaisen, being retroactively titled as Jujutsu Kaisen 0.[13] Akutami began the publication of Jujutsu Kaisen in the 2018 14th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, released on March 5, 2018.[14] The series ended in the 44th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump on September 30, 2024.[15]
Works
| Title | Year | Magazine | Publisher(s) | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamishiro Sousa (神代捜査) | 2014 | Shōnen Jump Next! | Shueisha | One-shot | [16] |
| No. 9 | 2015 | Shōnen Jump Next! | Shueisha | One-shot | [17] |
| No. 9 | 2015 | Weekly Shōnen Jump | Shueisha | One-shot | [18] |
| Nikai Bongai Barabarujura (二界梵骸バラバルジュラ) | 2016 | Weekly Shōnen Jump | Shueisha | One-shot | [19] |
| Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School (東京都立呪術高等専門学校, Tōkyō Toritsu Jujutsu Kōtō Senmon Gakkō)[a] | 2017 | Jump Giga | Shueisha (Japanese) Viz Media (English) |
Manga | [11][12] |
| Jujutsu Kaisen (呪術廻戦) | 2018–2024 | Weekly Shōnen Jump | Shueisha (Japanese) Viz Media (English) |
Manga | [14][20] |
Awards
In 2016, Akutami's one-shot Nikai Bongai Barabarujura was nominated for Weekly Shōnen Jump's 11th Gold Future Cup contest.[21] In 2019, his manga Jujutsu Kaisen was nominated for the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category.[22] Akutami is the 2020 grand prize winner for Jujutsu Kaisen on Mando Kobayashi, Kendo Kobayashi's monthly manga variety show, where winners are selected on his personal taste.[23] In 2021, Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen was listed as a nominee for the 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.[24]
Explanatory notes
- Also known as Jujutsu Kaisen 0
References
External links
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